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Wisconsin prisons agree to help hearing-impaired inmates under settlement
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Corrections has agreed to provide more help to hearing-impaired inmates as part of a settlement with federal investigators. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that its investigators had been probing complaints from...
Wisconsin city's mailing of duplicate absentee ballots raises confusion, questions over elections
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — When the elections clerk in Wisconsin's heavily Democratic capital city of Madison announced on Monday that duplicate absentee ballots had mistakenly been sent to around 2,000 voters, it ignited concerns about election integrity from a Republican congressman and others on the...
Republican Wisconsin congressman falsely suggests city clerk was lying about absentee ballots
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The mailing of about 2,200 duplicate absentee ballots in Wisconsin's heavily Democratic capital city of Madison has led a Republican member of Congress to falsely suggest that the clerk was lying about the presence of barcodes on the ballots themselves. Ballots...
Wisconsin capital city sends up to 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots, leading to GOP concerns
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Up to 2,000 voters in Wisconsin's heavily Democratic capital of Madison were sent duplicate absentee ballots, but a city spokesperson said Tuesday that none had been returned, all affected voters were being contacted and there were multiple safeguards in place to ensure only...
Actor Chad McQueen, son of Steve McQueen, dies at 63
Chad McQueen, an actor known for his performances in the “Karate Kid” movies and the son of the late actor and race car driver Steve McQueen, has died. He was 63. McQueen’s attorney and friend Arthur H. Barens confirmed to The Associated Press that he died Wednesday. The cause...
Not 1, not 2, but 3 pro volleyball leagues in the U.S. now as League One Volleyball set for launch
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A third U.S. women's professional volleyball league will launch soon, this one with a first-of-its-kind structure that brings together some of the world's top players to compete against each other and help develop the next generation of stars. League One...
Football player dies of head injury received in practice at West Virginia middle school
MADISON, W.Va. (AP) — A 13-year-old football player in West Virginia died over the weekend after receiving a head injury in practice, his father said. Madison Middle School defensive lineman Cohen Craddock was hurt while making a tackle on Friday. The eighth grader suffered from...
U of Wisconsin regents agree to ask Gov. Tony Evers for $855 million budget increase
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Universities of Wisconsin regents agreed overwhelmingly on Thursday to ask Gov. Tony Evers for an additional $855 million for the cash-strapped system in the next state budget. UW system President Jay Rothman has promised he won't seek to raise tuition during...
University of Wisconsin president wants $855 million in new funding to stave off higher tuition
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Universities of Wisconsin officials are asking their regents to approve a request for $855 million in new state funding to stave off another round of tuition increases, cover raises, subsidize tuition and keep two-year branch campuses open in some form. ...
Evers' transportation secretary will resign in September to take job at UW-Madison
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers' transportation secretary plans to resign next month to take a job at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The governor's office announced Friday that Craig Thompson will leave his post on Sept. 11 to take a position as vice chancellor for...
